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UNION: A local hotel has been accused of stifling union organization efforts.

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CRIME: Property crimes account for most of the reported increase in the last year but there has also been an increase in assaults.

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Santa Monica saw a 12 percent increase in serious crime in 2017, with 5,076 “Part 1” incidents, which include murder, arson, burglary, assault and grand theft auto. The spike follows a 5.5 percent increase in the same crimes in 2016. “We hope that it’s leveled out,” said Lt. Saul Rodriguez with the Santa Monica Police Department, who attributed the increase to legislative changes like Propositions 47 and 57, which reduced sentences for petty theft and drug offenses and allowed parole for nonviolent felons. “We know what our problems are and how to continue to tackle these problems, like property crime.” Similar to the year before, property crime has driven much of the increase,

with 86 percent of serious incidents related to theft. In many cases, items are stolen from cars parked on streets, in private garages or in public lots. Rodriguez said the city is in the process of improving the security cameras inside parking structures to deter smash-and-grab break-ins downtown but simply hiding items can help prevent thefts of opportunity. There was also a 3.8 percent increase in violent crime year over year, a statistic which includes homicide, rape, robbery and assault. Rodriguez said there were 407 assaults in 2017, up from 244 the year prior. The department does not have a definitive reason for the increase. “I don’t know,” Rodriguez said. While law enforcement continues to blame legislative changes on increasing crime rates, SEE CRIME PAGE 5

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against J.W. Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot Hotel on SEE UNION PAGE 7

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2010 the earth shook Haiti with profound and devastating effects. Homes were destroyed, and life on the island was turned upside down, like a tropical snow globe. The world responded with emergency aid. Presidents came together to bring awareness, money and support in an effort that was the proverbial ‘feeding a person’ with emergency services. But eight years later, there have been many disasters in other locales. Life and the world have moved on, and except for a few anniversary news pieces, we don’t hear much about the rebuilding efforts, how the country is coping, and what has been done to lift the affected back to some semblance of normalcy. For the most part, we have forgotten and moved on. First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica has not forgotten though. Since 2012 they have been helping and rebuilding. This past Saturday they held a fundraiser at the Santa Monica Moose Lodge to support the team they are sending to Haiti to complete the medical clinic that they along with Hollywood United Methodist Church have been building in a small town two and a half hours from Port Au Prince. As I entered the Moose Lodge, which is a classic old school social club, the first thing I noticed was the 140 or so individuals enjoying the evening’s entertainment of steel drum musicians. I walked past the silent auction table and noted that many items had multiple bids – a good sign for sure. The goal of the night was to raise $8,000-9,000 so they could finalize a security wall around the medical clinic. The club itself is a very retro 1960’s style with a large bar area. My friend John Pfister was working the room, as he does so well. His blond good looks and charming demeanor make him a natural social butterfly. It was his post on Facebook that lead me to this event. He posted that he was seeking donations for his second annual trip to Haiti, and I was intrigued. I asked him how he got involved, “I’d been attending FUMC Santa Monica, and when I was asked to go last year, I said yes. I’ve been trained to just say yes and be of service. When I arrived in Haiti, the effect of helping was so overwhelmingly positive, I knew I was coming back this year.” I spoke with Reverend Robert English, who has been the associate pastor with FUMC Santa Monica for 10 years, this past Saturday, about the efforts. “One of the things I know is that mission work often fails

when we come in imposing our ideas on the community. In Haiti we went in with a humble heart, and asked what they needed. First up was a medical clinic, then a well, and finally a school and a church. So we’re just finishing up the clinic this year.” It all started four years ago when, “we partnered with Hollywood United Methodist at first, and then in 2014 we were able to send a full team, which is 10 people who pay their own way to Haiti. Once there, we use the funds we’re raising to build the medical clinic, and to fund tradesmen for three weeks after we leave, to help rebuild the economy also. For every one person we send, we employ three people. There are cooks, cultural ambassadors and skilled tradesmen. We don’t do any of the skilled work because we want to rebuild their skills, not take from them.” English continued. Expanding world views and going global is valuable not just for the tradesmen of Haiti, but for the volunteers. When I asked Rev. English about what cultural lessons he learned in Haiti that apply in Santa Monica, he said “We have incredible resources in our community, but sometimes those resources are hard for people to navigate. So one of the ways the church helps with that is to partner with those organizations like The People’s Concern, (The former OPCC), Step Up On Second and other organizations. Our church actually began a non-profit called Upward Bound House which provides transitional housing for homeless families. So because we have a good working knowledge of the agencies we’re able to connect people with services, to build them up holistically rather than give them a band aid. Which sometimes is needed, in an emergency situation, but our goal is to direct people to the organizations that do this work day in and day out better than the church can.” If you want to help First United Method Church of Santa Monica in their Haiti efforts, you can donate here: https://santamonicaumc.cloverdonations.com/haiti/ and know that your donation is going to actually help people on the ground in Haiti. DAVID PISARRA is a Los Angeles Divorce and Child Custody Lawyer specializing in Father’s and Men’s Rights with the Santa Monica firm of Pisarra & Grist. He welcomes your questions and comments. He can be reached at dpisarra@pisarra.com or 310/664-9969.You can follow him on Twitter @davidpisarra

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The department averages about 330 calls for service every day, thirty percent of those are homeless-related, according to Rodriguez. While the number of homeless people sleeping on Santa Monica streets has dramatically increased over the last year, Rodriguez said their proportion of police calls has stayed relatively consistent. Over the past three months, every officer has gone through mandatory training on how to properly deal with homeless residents and those just passing through. While officers are retraining and the department is working to address the problems, police encourage residents to be more vigilant in the current climate, stashing away valuables when you leave your car and locking the front and back door to your house. Rodriguez said an outside camera and a sign for a home security system can go a long way to deterring home burglaries. “We have to come up with better strategies on how we are going to educate people and prevent crimes,” Rodriguez said. Mayor Ted Winterer and City Manager Rick Cole are expected to address the increase in crime at Thursday’s State of the City Address.

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In another newsroom shake-up at the Los Angeles Times, veteran journalist Jim Kirk is expected to be named editor in chief to replace Lewis D'Vorkin, whose short tenure was marked by clashes with staff, the paper reported Monday. Kirk, 52, would become the third top editor at the Times in less than six months. He was named interim editor of the paper on Aug. 21 after a management overhaul then stepped aside after D'Vorkin joined the paper in early November. Kirk previously worked at the Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg News and Adweek. He became publisher and editor of the Chicago Sun-Times after it was purchased in 2012 by Michael Ferro, who is now chairman of Tronc. Kirk took the job at the Los Angeles Times just two weeks after being named interim editor of the New York Daily News. Reporters at the Times have become alarmed by recent hiring of several news executives who reported to business executives — not to editors in the newsroom. Those hires sparked fears that the business side would wield undue influence in editorial matters. Traditionally, the editorial and business sides of a paper work separately to maintain journalistic credibility. Earlier this month journalists at the Times voted to unionize for the first time in the paper's 136-year history. D'Vorkin, 65, will move into a new job as chief content officer for Tronc, developing

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Ocean Avenue alleging management threatened employees, reduced their hours and reprimanded them for attempting to organize. According to the complaint obtained by the Daily Press, the hotel promised employees increased benefits and improved working conditions in October of 2016 if they refrained from organizing. The hotel allegedly pressured housekeepers to clean 15 rooms a shift and withheld holiday bonuses from eight employees who had engaged in union activity. The hotel’s manager, Columbia Sussex Management, LLC, has until Feb. 9 to respond to the complaint. The Daily Press contact both Marriott hotels and Columbia Sussex for comment but did not hear back. Employees voted in November 2016 to join Unite Here Local 11, the union that represents thousands of hotel workers in Santa Monica and across the Los Angeles area. “We’ve been trying to negotiate with Columbia Sussex managers, but it’s hard to trust the process when they break the law,” said housekeeper and Union Committee member Filadelfia Alcala in a press release from Unite Here. “After we won the vote for the Union the managers started writing up and firing my coworkers. Now, many housekeepers who first pledged for the Union have been fired, forcibly transferred from their job, or written up.” On Monday, about six Le Merigot employees joined a 7 a.m. picket line of two dozen Unite Here members outside the beachfront hotel. The union is still

negotiating a contract with the management. Spokesperson Danielle Wilson says they have not voted to strike or boycott but those options remain on the table. “The picket line is to inform guests and the community about the unfair labor practices that the NLRB is bringing against the hotel,” Wilson said. “They are not allowed to discourage being affiliated with a labor organization. Earlier this month, workers at the hotel filed claims with the California Labor Commissioner alleging thousands of dollars in lost wages and rest and meal break violations, according to Wilson. The press release from Unite Here included a statement from Santa Monica City Councilmember Kevin McKeown, who is running for reelection this year. “These are the workers whose difficult daily labor enables our thriving hospitality sector, and Santa Monica supports their right to fair, dignified working conditions,” McKeown said. “Both federal and state agencies have been notified of the workers’ struggle, and the employees of Le Merigot are likewise under Santa Monica’s protective wing.” Unite Here Local 11’s picketing tactics recently drew the attention of the Center for Union Facts, a Washington, D.C. based advocacy group founded by lawyer and former lobbyist Richard Berman. Earlier this month, the interest group launched eyeson11.com, where local residents complained about early morning bullhorns. Tourists have complained on travel website like TripAdvisor about Unite Here picketing at Santa Monica hotels.

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Trespassing 1100 block 7th 12:04 a.m. Person down 100 block Broadway 12:14 a.m. Public Intoxication 2900 block Main 12:31 a.m. Defecating in public Barnard Way / Ocean Park 12:34 a.m. Petty theft 2600 block Main 12:39 a.m. Indecent exposure 2nd / Broadway 12:50 a.m. Attempted burglary 2100 block Ocean Park 1:53 a.m. Loud music 1400 block 9th 2:05 a.m. Traffic collision 6th / Hill 2:27 a.m. Prowler 1000 block 14th 3:38 a.m. Transport prisoner 300 block Olympic 3:40 a.m. Family disturbance 1200 block 2nd 3:57 a.m. Graffiti 1400 block Wilshire 4:21 a.m. Battery 1400 block Wilshire 4:29 a.m. Petty theft 1600 block 11th 5:08 a.m. Shots fired 900 block 12th 7:11 a.m. Auto burglary 1400 block 15th 8:46 a.m. Battery Ocean / Broadway 9:39 a.m. Grand theft 3100 block Virginia 9:46 a.m. Traffic collision 4th / Olympic 10:14 a.m.

Identity theft 1500 block 19th 10:19 a.m. Hit and run 1300 block 2nd 10:30 a.m. Grand theft 3100 block Virginia 11:27 a.m. Encampment 3000 block The Beach 12:02 p.m. Speeding 7th / Wilshire 12:16 p.m. Grand theft 400 block Santa Monica 1:05 p.m. Battery Berkeley / Santa Monica 1:11 p.m. Stalking 500 block Raymond 1:38 p.m. Arson 1300 block 20th 1:48 p.m. Fight 1500 block Euclid 1:48 p.m. Indecent exposure 1700 block The Beach 2:46 p.m. Arson 1300 block 20th 2:48 p.m. Petty theft Barnard/ Wadsworth 3:23 p.m. Panic alarm 1200 block 5th 3:23 p.m. Threats 1700 block Cloverfield 3:57 p.m. Auto burglary 800 block San Vicente 4:08 p.m. Burglar alarm 1600 block 12th 4:09 p.m. Injured person 6th / Wilshire 4:17 p.m. Drunk driving 2400 block Pico 4:51 p.m. Trespassing 1900 block Cloverfield 4:52 p.m. Petty theft 3200 block Wilshire 5:12 p.m. Defecating in public 1400 block Wilshire 5:18 p.m. Battery 1200 block 3rd St Prom 5:41 p.m. Hit and run 1300 block 2nd 6:20 p.m. Public intoxication 17th/ Michigan 7:42 p.m. Public intoxication 17th/ Colorado 8:14 p.m. Burglary Cloverfield / Santa Monica 8:46 p.m. Traffic hazard 26th / Montana 9:55 p.m. Counterfeit money 1400 block 4th 10:47 p.m.

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The Santa Monica Fire Department Responded To 27 Calls For Service On Jan. 28. HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF. Emergency Medical Service 100 block Broadway 12:21 a.m. EMS 4th / Broadway 1:06 a.m. EMS 1700 block Expo Line 2:45 a.m. Automatic alarm 2000 block Delaware 4:51 a.m. EMS 300 block Santa Monica 6:29 a.m. EMS 7th / Colorado 10:13 a.m. Traffic collision 4th / Olympic 10:14 a.m. EMS 3000 block Santa Monica 10:32 a.m.

EMS 1100 block Pico 11:09 a.m. EMS 1400 block 21st 12:42 p.m. Odor of natural gas 1300 block 6th 3:02 p.m. EMS 1500 block 5th 3:25 p.m. EMS 1500 block 15th 3:27 p.m. EMS 0 Block of Village Pkwy 4:28 p.m. EMS Ocean / Wilshire 5:17 p.m. EMS block Idaho 6:42 p.m. EMS block 15th 7:27 p.m. EMS 400 block Santa Monica 7:29 p.m. Automatic alarm 500 block Ocean 7:31 p.m. EMS 2100 block Ocean 7:54 p.m. EMS 1100 block 10th 8:10 p.m. Elevator rescue 1300 block 2nd 8:47 p.m. EMS 1200 block 14th 8:49 p.m. EMS 3300 block Donald Douglas Loop 8:55 p.m. Automatic alarm 200 block Palisades Beach 11:34 p.m.

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You'll find the place where your talents are most needed, wanted and appreciated — and you'll have financial proof of this, too. The exceptional progress of a project will catch the public eye. Your curiosity is strongest in April, which is why you wind up in a remarkable setting. Love promises will be made in May. Cancer and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 20, 1, 18 and 42.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

You'll decide quickly and execute just as fast. This is the kind of behavior that makes some people fall in love with you, others want to hire you and still others feel a little afraid of you.

The difference between external and internal wealth is that inner wealth makes external wealth irrelevant. With inner wealth a person can be financially rich or poor, yet always rich.

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As the sign of luxury items you have more than the usual tendency for shiny-object syndrome. Today, once again, things that catch the light will beckon you nigh and have you reaching for the wallet.

Normally you would do some thinking as to whether or not you're doing the right thing, the smart thing or the most important thing. Not today. Today needs a lighter touch. Just do the thing that occurs to you to do.

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You can't do everything, but you can do something — and do something you will. And you'll probably be surprised by what a small accomplishment can begin.

Whatever it is you feel that you lack, chances are very strong that you either have it and don't realize it or don't need it at all. Anyway, success isn't about having it all; it's about getting comfortable with what is.

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CANCER (June 22-July 22) To think a person or idea is either totally right or totally wrong — that kind of mental laziness would make today's dilemma easy for you. But of course you see every shade of gray, and so it's not an option.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Going the extra mile once will put you a mile ahead of the competition. Going the extra mile every day will put you ahead seven miles in a week. A month and the competition will be... well, no longer.

You're about to go into something new, and you still have time to find out more about the situation. Study up. You won't be sorry. The more you learn the better your chances will be for a positive result.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Technicalities might hang you up, and there's an opportunity in this. Don't wish for fewer problems. Get more skills. Getting better at solving one issue will help you with many more.

When two people who don't deal well in emotional territory get together, there's a great potential for cringe-worthy, if not disastrous, scenarios. You're emotionally mature, which comes with the onus of handling people who aren't.

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Midday Moon Change Some scientists think humans are evolving faster due to our larger population. Other scientists think we're evolving slower for the same reason. Maybe you can relate to the confusion on the matter, especially under this changing moon. Personal evolution seems to go in spurts with our mixed reaction to the stimulus of the big wide world.

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The pilot of a small plane that made a nighttime emergency landing on a Southern California freeway said as soon as the engine died he knew he'd never make it to a nearby airport. “I saw an opening on the highway and I went for it right away,” Israel Slod said after safely guiding the single-engine Beech G33 onto State Route 55 in Costa Mesa on Sunday night. Fire Capt. Chris Coates said it was a “complete miracle” that traffic was light and the plane didn't hit any cars or cause a collision. No injuries were reported. Fire officials described Slod as an experienced pilot. Passenger Daniel Gross said he and Slod were over the ocean flying from San Diego to John Wayne Airport in Orange County when the engine suddenly stopped.

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The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by the Orange County Catholic Worker group and seven homeless people claims a broad range of violations of constitutional protections by the governments of Orange County and the cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa and Orange. The filing came a week after sheriff 's deputies went tent to tent telling people the encampment was being closed down. The lawsuit alleges the defendants forced homeless people from those jurisdictions into an area along the Santa Ana River and that the county is now trying to force those people back into surrounding areas without a plan for shelter or housing. “The failure, if not the outright refusal of Orange County and its cities to adopt positive measures to address the housing crisis and the willingness to criminalize the mere act of existing in public spaces takes a toll on the County's most vulnerable people,” the lawsuit said. It added that “the County and its cities have invested in enforcement instead of housing, blaming other entities for the problem, and leaving unhoused people nowhere to turn, nowhere to live, and nowhere to sleep.”

“I didn't think we were going to die, but I had no idea where we were going to end up,” said Gross. “We had about a minute and a half from when we lost power to when we were on the ground. It happened really quickly. You don't think about that when you're falling from the sky.” All northbound lanes were closed as crews towed the small aircraft off the freeway. The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the incident, which occurred just a few miles from the fiery crash last summer of a small plane on Interstate 405. The pilot and his wife spent weeks in a hospital being treated for injuries that included spinal fractures. Nobody on the ground was hurt. Gross said he was still a little bit in shock. “It's crazy. I mean we landed in the middle of the freeway. I don't want to do that ever again,” he said. In a statement, Orange County Counsel Leon Page said there would be no comment on the merits of the litigation, but “we look forward to discussing positive solutions that will benefit all stakeholders, including the population encamped in the Santa Ana Riverbed.” The 2-mile-long (3.2-kilometer-long) camp lies along a bike trail paralleling the Santa Ana River, which flows at a trickle until storms bring it to life. The lawsuit estimates 800 to 1,200 people live along the trail, which passes by Angel Stadium of Anaheim, home of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels. It's one of the latest crisis points as cities up and down the West Coast grapple with a surge in homelessness caused in part by soaring housing costs, rock-bottom vacancy rates, drug addiction and need for mental health services. In addition to the issues of people living on sidewalks, authorities have had to deal with problems ranging from the hepatitis A epidemic that hit San Diego for nearly five months and the threat of wildfires ignited by homeless camp fires in Los Angeles. The lawsuit seeks restraining orders and permanent injunctions against closing the bike path, citing individuals for trespassing or nuisance, citing or arresting people for violations of municipal camping and loitering ordinances, among other things.

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A Public Hearing will be held by the Zoning Administrator of the City of Santa Monica at the above noted time and place in regard to the following requests: FENCE WALL HEDGE MODIFICATION, 17ENT-0247, 414 California Avenue. The applicant requests approval of a fence and hedge height modification to allow a hedge along the front property line ranging in height from 6’-0” to 6’-6”, a wall with a lattice fence ranging in height from 6’-3” to 6’-7”along the east side parcel line, and a 6’-6” high hedge and a 6’-10” high wood gate along the west side parcel line within the front yard setback. The subject property is located in the Medium Density Residential (R3) zoning district. Pursuant to SMMC Section 9.21.050, fences, walls, and hedges cannot exceed a maximum height of 42 inches within the required front yard setback as measured from the lowest finished grade adjacent to either side of the fence, wall, or hedge. SMMC Section 9.43.080(B) allows an applicant to request a modification to this height limitation in the front yard setback. [PLANNER: Ivan Lai] APPLICANT/OWNER: Diane and Dorian King. FENCE WALL HEDGE MODIFICATION, 17ENT-0282, 717 Raymond Avenue. The applicant requests approval of a hedge height modification to allow for a 18’ high hedge parallel to Raymond Avenue within the front yard setback area and a 18’ foot high hedge along the west side property line within the side yard setback. The subject property is located in the Ocean Park Low Density Residential (OP2) zoning district. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.21.050, fences, walls, and hedges cannot exceed a maximum height of 42” within the required front yard setback as measured from the lowest finished grade adjacent to either side of the hedge, and hedges cannot exceed a maximum height of 12’ within the required side setbacks as measured from the lowest finished grade adjacent to either side of the hedge. SMMC Section 9.43.080(B) allows an applicant to request a modification to this height limitation in the front yard setback and side yard setback. [PLANNER: Michael Rocque] APPLICANT/OWNER: Paulus Zemaitis/Raymond Arms HOA of Santa Monica. FENCE WALL HEDGE MODIFICATION, 17ENT-0287, 2621 25th Street. The applicant requests approval of a hedge and fence height modification to allow an 8’ high hedge and 45” high iron fence located along the front and side property lines within the front yard setback. The subject property is located in the Single-Unit Residential (R1) zoning district. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC) Section 9.21.050, fences, walls, and hedges cannot exceed a maximum height of 42 inches within the required front yard setback as measured from the lowest finished grade adjacent to either side of the fence, wall, or hedge. SMMC Section 9.43.080(B) allows an applicant to request a modification to this height limitation in the front yard setback. [PLANNER: James Combs] APPLICANT/OWNER: Richard Rogers. HOW TO COMMENT The City of Santa Monica encourages public comment. You may comment at the Zoning Administrator public hearing, or by writing a letter. Written information will be given to the Zoning Administrator at the meeting. Any person may comment at the Public Hearing, or by writing a letter to the City Planning Division, Room 212, P.O. Box 2220, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2220. Plans are available for public review at the City Planning Division. For more information, please contact the City Planning Division at (310) 458-8341. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 64009(b), if this matter is subsequently challenged in Court, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Monica at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please contact (310) 458-8341 or (310) 458-8696 TTY at least 72 hours in advance. Every attempt will made to provide the requested accommodation. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines #1, #2, #3, Rapid 3, #7, #8, #9, Rapid #10, and #18 service City Hall and the Civic Center area. The Expo Line terminus is at Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street, a short walk to City Hall. Public parking is available in front of City Hall, on Olympic Drive, and in the Civic Center Parking Structure (validation free). *Esto es un aviso sobre una audiencia publica para revisar applicaciones proponiendo desarrollo en Santa Monica. Esto puede ser de interes para usted. Si desea mas informacion, favor de llamar a Carmen Gutierrez en la Division de Planificacion al numero (310) 458-8341.

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